-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LAJH7UaZqtO9qeWGJyKF0mnpFl+wIee4BPfTxj4mV9vM/S6tg0sN1KaQ397Kb9zu JxNHrEFCefx22w/zPHFWUw== 0001144204-08-021549.txt : 20080410 0001144204-08-021549.hdr.sgml : 20080410 20080410142856 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-021549 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10QSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080410 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080410 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001023298 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION [7819] IRS NUMBER: 954622429 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10QSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12885 FILM NUMBER: 08749687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 WEST 66TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10023 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127693814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 WEST 66TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10023 10QSB 1 v110267_10qsb.htm Unassociated Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-QSB 
 
 
 
x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 001-12885

AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
95-4622429
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification No.)

120 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591
(Address of principal executive offices)

(914) 631-5265
(Issuer’s telephone number)

Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes x     No o

 As of April 9, 2008, the issuer had outstanding 11,582,000 shares of common stock.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o     No x
 

 

 
 
 Page
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
 
1
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
 
7
ITEM 3. Controls and Procedures
 
10
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
   
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
 
11
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
11
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
 
11
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
11
ITEM 5. Other Information
 
11
ITEM 6. Exhibits
 
11
SIGNATURES
 
12
Exhibit 31.1 - Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
   
Exhibit 31.2 - Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
   
Exhibit 32.1 - Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
   
 

 


AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)

ASSETS
      
        
Current assets
      
Cash
 
$
512
 
Prepaid expenses
   
28,657
 
Stock subscriptions receivable
   
25,000
 
         
 TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
54,169
 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
       
         
Current liabilities
       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
1,956
 
Loan payable - stockholder/officer
   
46,895
 
Due to related party
   
20,044
 
         
 TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
68,895
 
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
       
Common stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares
       
 authorized; 11,582,000 shares issued and
       
 outstanding
   
115,820
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
7,245,713
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(7,306,876
)
Treasury stock, at cost (798,918 shares of
       
 common stock)
   
(69,383
)
         
 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
   
(14,726
)
         
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
 
$
54,169
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
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AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
                       
Revenues
 
$
1,295
 
$
458
 
$
9,782
 
$
1,719
 
                           
General and administrative expenses
   
35,099
   
33,281
   
56,116
   
84,157
 
                           
Loss from continuing operations
   
(33,804
)
 
(32,823
)
 
(46,334
)
 
(82,438
)
                           
Discontinued operations
                         
Income from discontinued operations
                     
94,410
 
Gain on sale of assets
                                       
722,334
 
                           
Income from discontinued operations
                     
816,744
 
                           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(33,804
)
$
(32,823
)
$
(46,334
)
$
734,306
 
                           
Per share data:
                         
Loss from continuing operations -
                         
basic and diluted
   
*
   
*
   
*
 
$
(0.01
)
                           
Income from discontinued operations -
                         
basic and diluted
             
       
   
        
 
$
0.11
 
                           
Net (loss) income per share -
                         
basic and diluted
   
*
   
*
   
*
 
$
0.10
 
                           
Weighted average common shares outstanding -
                         
basic and diluted
   
10,362,149
   
9,522,112
   
10,334,887
   
7,374,985
 
 
*
Less than $.01 per share
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
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AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Cash Flows From Continuing Operations
           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(46,334
)
$
734,306
 
Less:
             
Income from discontinued operations
         
(94,410
)
Gain on sale of assets
         
(722,334
)
               
Loss from continuing operating activities
   
(46,334
)
 
(82,438
)
               
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
             
(used in) continuing operating activities:
             
Changes in continuing operating assets and liabilities:
             
Prepaid expenses
   
(28,657
)
     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
1,956
   
(11,947
)
               
Net cash used in continuing operating activities
   
(73,035
)
 
(94,385
)
               
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
             
Increase (decrease) in due to related party
   
(9,782
)
 
30,084
 
Proceeds from sales of common stock (net of subscriptions
             
receivable of $25,000 in 2007 and $40,000 in 2006)
   
34,986
   
60,000
 
Proceeds from loan payable-stockholder/Officer
   
46,895
       
               
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
72,099
   
90,084
 
               
Decrease in cash from continuing operations
   
(936
)
 
(4,301
)
               
Cash flows from discontinued operations
             
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities
         
16,237
 
Net cash used in discontinued investing activities
             
(6,258
)
               
Increase in cash from discontinued operations
               
9,979
 
               
(Decrease) increase in cash
   
(936
)
 
5,678
 
               
Cash - Beginning of period
   
1,448
       
               
Cash - End of period
 
$
512
 
$
5,678
 
               
Supplemental cash flow information:
             
Capitalization of loan to stockholder
       
$
163,558
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Operations

Avenue Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 7, 1997 and had operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Avenue Pictures, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Avenue Pictures”) and Wombat Productions, Inc. (“Wombat”).

Avenue Pictures operated as an independent entertainment company that produced feature films, television films and series for television and made-for-television/cable movies through September 2, 2005, when it ceased operations upon the sale of its assets. Wombat operated as a licensor of its library of one-hour-profiles films of over 25 Hollywood stars, (the Hollywood Collection), both domestically and internationally, through May 2, 2006, when it ceased operations upon the sale of its assets.

From May 2, 2006, the Company has been inactive.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial statements and with the rules and regulations under Regulation SB of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-QSB. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2007 and results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company together with the Company’s management discussion and analysis in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts for the prior period have been reclassified to conform to 2007 financial statement presentations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require the use of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for interim and annual financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits an entity to elect to measure various financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. It provides entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 requires that a business entity report unrealized gains and losses, on items for which the fair value option has been elected, in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual period beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 159 on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for determining how an enterprise recognizes and measures the fair value of certain assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, including noncontrolling interests, contingent consideration, and certain acquired contingencies. SFAS 141R also requires acquisition-related transaction expenses and restructuring costs be expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as a component of the business combination. SFAS 141R will be applicable prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141R would have an impact on accounting for any businesses acquired after the effective date of this pronouncement.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). SFAS 160 also requires that a retained noncontrolling interest upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon adoption of SFAS 160, the Company would be required to report any noncontrolling interests as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company would also be required to present any net income allocable to noncontrolling interests and net income attributable to stockholders of the Company separately in its consolidated statements of income. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively. SFAS 160 would have an impact on the presentation and disclosure of the noncontrolling interests of any non wholly-owned businesses acquired in the future.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

3. Sale of Assets/Discontinued Operations 

On May 2, 2006, Wombat sold substantially all the assets, including rights under certain distribution agreements, to a company owned by a former officer of the Company in exchange for: (1) the assignment of certain of its liabilities, (2) the return of 84,168 shares of common stock of the Company, with a fair value $1,683 and (3) for the cancellation of options to purchase 175,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with a fair value of $3,500. The Company also issued a fully vested, non-qualified option to purchase 56,500 shares of common stock of the Company, exercisable at $0.50, per share, through February 13, 2012, with a fair value of $1,500.
 
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The Company had been committed to its former president and chairman for salaries, bonuses and benefits under employment agreements. Certain of these amounts had been deferred by these officers. As a result of the sale of assets, these agreements were cancelled and all deferred compensation amounts were assumed by the purchasers of the assets.

The Company was also granted the right to receive participation rights on certain revenues from certain film properties sold.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, discontinued operations included the following:

Revenues
 
$
166,022
 
Income from discontinued operations
 
$
94,410
 

4.  Income Taxes

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

Management has evaluated and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007.

The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expenses and tax related penalties as general and administrative expenses.

5.  Related Party Transactions

Loan payable to officer was payable on demand, with interest at 5%, per annum.

6.  Stock Subscription Receivable

On September 27, 2007, the Company sold an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under stock subscription agreements to two stockholders/officers of the Company, at $.02, per share, for aggregate proceeds of $100,000. As the Company did not have adequate common shares available to issue under the stock subscriptions, only an aggregate of 1,260,970 shares were issued under the subscriptions. Through December 31, 2007, the Company collected $25,000 of the proceeds of the stock subscriptions.
 
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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes included in this report. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
 
Overview
 
Our company cut back daily operations in late 2005 and essentially ceased daily operations in May 2006. In September 2005, we sold certain assets to Cary Brokaw Productions, and subsequently ceased the business of producing feature films, television films and made-for-television/cable movies. Cary Brokaw also resigned as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer. Gene Feldman assumed certain duties previously held by Mr. Brokaw, including becoming our Chairman of the Board.

In May 2006, Gene Feldman was diagnosed with lymphoma and resigned from his position with us. On August 25, 2006, Gene Feldman passed away. On September 1, 2006, Mr. Feldman’s nephew, Michael D. Feldman, stepped in to become our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Jerome I. Feldman, Gene Feldman’s brother and Michael D. Feldman’s father, became our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the Board. Since Gene Feldman’s resignation, we have been substantially inactive. All monies disbursed by us from May 2006 to date were used to pay for directors and officers’ insurance premiums and the cost of maintaining our public company status. During that period, we have had no employees, other than our officers and our board of directors has not met.
 
Effective May 2006, we sold our remaining assets to the estate of Gene Feldman, pursuant to an agreement between Gene Feldman and us in early 2006; however, the actual closing of the transaction did not occur until January 2007. We have no current operations and do not expect to have revenue from operations in the near future. Our present focus is to acquire a target company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly-held corporation.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
 
Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are not comparable because we sold most of our assets in the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, resulting in discontinued operations.

 
Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are not comparable because we sold most of our assets in the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, resulting in discontinued operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of September 30, 2007, we had negative working capital of $14,726 compared to working capital of $15,594 at September 30, 2006.

We do not have sufficient funds to continue our operating activities. Future operating activities are expected to be funded by sales of common stock to and loans from officers, directors and major shareholders.
 
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Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of the date of this report, we have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities in which we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities or any other obligations under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides us with financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support.
 
Impact of Inflation
 
We believe that inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. We cannot assure you that future inflation will not have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.
 
Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The significant accounting policies that we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are as follows:
 
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts our company and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Our carrying values of cash and due to related party approximate their fair values because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Significant estimates had included those had related to valuation of accounts receivable, film costs and accrued expenses.
 
Income (Loss) per Common Share
 
Basic net income (loss) per share was computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share was computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number and any potentially diluted shares outstanding during the period.
 
Share-Based Compensation
 
We recognize compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, directors and others based on the estimated fair values on the date of the grant. Options are valued using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model using the market price of our common stock on the date of valuation, an expected dividend yield of zero, the remaining period or maturity date of the warrants and the expected volatility of our common stock.
 
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On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised), “Share-Based Compensation-Revised,” without a material effect.
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between financial statement and income tax reporting under the liability method, using expected tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not, that the deferred tax asses will not be realized.
 
Recently-issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”), that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. Prior to SFAS No. 157, there were different definitions of fair value and limited guidance for applying those definitions in GAAP. Moreover, that guidance was dispersed among many accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements. Differences in that guidance created inconsistencies that added to the complexity in applying GAAP. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of this statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We have not determined the effect, if any, that may result from the adoption of SFAS No. 157 on our financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair value (the “fair value option”). A business entity shall report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” We have not determined the effect, if any, that may result from the adoption of SFAS No. 159 on our financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for determining how an enterprise recognizes and measures the fair value of certain assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, including noncontrolling interests, contingent consideration, and certain acquired contingencies. SFAS 141R also requires acquisition-related transaction expenses and restructuring costs be expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as a component of the business combination. SFAS 141R will be applicable prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 141R would have an impact on accounting for any businesses acquired after the effective date of this pronouncement.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary (previously referred to as minority interests). SFAS 160 also requires that a retained noncontrolling interest upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at its fair value. Upon adoption of SFAS 160, we would be required to report any noncontrolling interests as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. We would also be required to present any net income allocable to noncontrolling interests and net income attributable to stockholders of ours separately in our consolidated statements of income. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. SFAS 160 requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements of SFAS 160 shall be applied prospectively. SFAS 160 would have an impact on the presentation and disclosure of the noncontrolling interests of any non-wholly-owned businesses acquired in the future.
 
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2007, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have identified certain matters that constitute material weakness (as defined under the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2) in our internal controls over financial reporting. The material weaknesses that we have identified relate to the fact that that our overall financial reporting structure, internal accounting information systems and current staffing levels are not sufficient to support our financial reporting requirements. We are working to remedy our deficiency.
 
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ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 

We are not the subject of any material pending legal proceedings and, to the knowledge of our management, no material proceedings are presently contemplated against us by any federal, state or local governmental agency. Further, to the knowledge of our management, no director or executive officer is party to any action which any has an interest adverse to us.


Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities during the Three Months ended September 30, 2007 

In September 2007, we issued to Jerome I. Feldman, our Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Steven Payne, our President and a director, 945,728 and 315,242, respectively, shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.

The foregoing issuances were made in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or the safe harbor of Rule 506 under Regulation D. The certificates representing such securities contain restrictive legends preventing sale, transfer or other disposition, unless registered under the Securities Act. The recipients of such securities received, or had access to, material information concerning our company, including, but not limited to, our periodic reports and current reports, as filed with the SEC. No discount or commission was paid in connection with the issuance of securities.


None.


No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the three months ended September 30, 2007.


None.


Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated:  April 9, 2008
 
     
 
AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ MICHAEL D. FELDMAN
 
Michael D. Feldman
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
 
     
By:   /s/ JEROME I. FELDMAN
 
Jerome I. Feldman
 
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)
 
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EX-31.1 2 v110267_ex31-1.htm
 
CERTIFICATION OF C.E.O. PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
The undersigned, in the capacity and date indicated below, hereby certifies that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc.
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(d)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:
 
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
April 9, 2008
/s/ MICHAEL D. FELDMAN
Michael D. Feldman
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer


 
EX-31.2 3 v110267_ex31-2.htm
 
CERTIFICATION OF C.F.O. PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
The undersigned, in the capacity and date indicated below, hereby certifies that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc.
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(d)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and have:
 
 
(a)
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
(a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
(b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
April 9, 2008
 

Jerome I. Feldman
 
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer


 
EX-32.1 4 v110267_ex32-1.htm
 
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-QSB for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), we, Michael D. Feldman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jerome I. Feldman, Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
April 9, 2008
 
 
/s/ MICHAEL D. FELDMAN 
Michael D. Feldman
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
   
 
/s/ JEROME I. FELDMAN

Jerome I. Feldman
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer



GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
 
Spencer G. Feldman
212-801-9221
 
April 10, 2008
 
VIA EDGAR
 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Re:
Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2007
 
Dear Sirs:
 
On behalf of Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, we hereby submit in electronic format for filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 101(a) (1) (iii) of Regulation S-T, one copy of Avenue Entertainment Group’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Please address any comments or questions that you may have concerning the Form 10-QSB to Michel D. Feldman, Avenue Entertainment Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Jerome I. Feldman, Avenue Entertainment Group’s Chief Financial Officer, or to me.
 
    Very truly yours,
     
     
/s/ Spencer G. Feldman
 
Spencer G. Feldman
 
Encls.
 
cc:
Mr. Michael D. Feldman
Mr. Jerome I. Feldman
 

 
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